Cactus walls are all the rage on Instagram and Pinterest! We created our own using a wall stencil and the finished product is absolutely gorgeous.
This DIY project is super easy, inexpensive, and most of all fun! Who needs a filter when you can have a cactus wall mural?
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Instagrammable cactus wall
Simply load and offload the dense foam stencil roller and be sure to coat the roller evenly
We chose to use spray adhesive to help achieve crisp edges in addition to blue painter’s tape. The beauty of this stencil art project is that you can vary the colors any way you want! You can easily transition from the lightest to darkest color or simply randomize your color selection for a more organic stenciled look!
Dampen your blending sponge with water and wring it out very well before you begin stenciling. Roll the body of the cactus with your 3 chosen stencil colors
While that paint is still wet, place your damp sponge on the body of the Prickly Pear stencil and pounce the sponge up and down, while slightly rotating your wrist for a natural blending of these colors. This will help blend your cool stencil colors together while also giving the cactus some texture! This stenciling technique may sound difficult but it’s so easy! Keep pouncing until you’ve achieved your desired look!
Once you’ve finished blending, take a polyfoam brush and dab the pink color onto the fruit portion of the stencil
This will mimic the needles that Prickly Pears naturally grow!
Once you reach the bottom of the wall, use a stencil brush to pounce the paint down towards the baseboard
You can even bend the stencil to make sure the stencil fits into the crease of the baseboard. Simply repeat the blending process with your damp sponge and finish the stenciled cactus with the white dots.
With the stenciling brush, pounce the paint upwards towards the crown molding
Once each section is complete, peel back your stencil design and align it with the previously stenciled parts
Peel the stencil
Here's the final result!
